What to name your child if you want them to play in the Soccer World Cup
Over 7 000 squad members since the Soccer World Cup's inception in 1930 have been analysed to determine the most common name.
Ahead of the 2022 Soccer World Cup, Kelbet.es analysed over 7 000 squad members since the tournament’s inception in 1930, to find out what are the most common names and birth months among those players to have competed.
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- Carlos is the most common name; 72 players named Carlos have participated in World Cups
- January is the most common birth month of the squad players; 761 players were born in January
- September is the most common birth month of the World Cup winners – 21 of the members of the winning teams have birthday in September
The 2022 Soccer World Cup to be held in Qatar will take place between 20 November and 18 December.
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Top 20 most common names among Soccer World Cup squad members are:
| Ranking | Name | Number of players |
| 1 | Carlos | 72 |
| 2 | José | 59 |
| 3 | Luis | 56 |
| 4 | Mario | 48 |
| 5 | John | 44 |
| T6 | David | 42 |
| T6 | Peter | 42 |
| 8 | Roberto | 38 |
| T9 | Antonio | 36 |
| T9 | Jan | 36 |
| T9 | Jorge | 36 |
| 12 | Juan | 34 |
| T13 | Daniel | 33 |
| T13 | Paul | 33 |
| 15 | Robert | 30 |
| T16 | Francisco | 28 |
| T16 | Ivan | 28 |
| T18 | Alberto | 27 |
| T18 | Manuel | 27 |
| T18 | Thomas | 27 |
The top 5 birth months:
| Ranking | Month | Number of players born |
| 1. | January | 761 |
| 2. | March | 720 |
| 3. | February | 700 |
| 4. | September | 682 |
| 5. | October | 667 |
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